Posted: Apr 15, 2021 12:02 PM NT | Last Updated: April 15
Markings to ensure physical distancing have been put in place at the Masjid-an-Noor mosque in St. John s since the onset of the pandemic. (Submitted by the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador)
This is the first week of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, and starting at dawn many began their practice of daily fasting until sunset.
For the second year running, however, Muslims in Newfoundland and Labrador will have to celebrate Ramadan a little differently, due to the continued restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mansoor Pirzada, the president of the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, said the pandemic hasn t deterred members from celebrating Ramadan however they can.